Sep 30, 2013

The monthly meeting of MARS was held in the conference hall
of AASI, Mount Road on the 28th of September. The meeting was
presided by OM Balu-VU3CBM. Field Day was proposed to be held on 6th,7th and 8th

of December
in Yelagiri Hills.

Since sufficient time to plan has been given, good number of
members is expected to participate. A mini (Fun) FOX Hunt will be conducted
during the Field day. The regular Fox hunt will be conducted in the month of
February.

Prizes were distributed for the August Check-In 2012. Also
prizes for the August Check-In Contest – 2013, conducted by the VHF group of
Chennai, Was given by MARS.

Sep 23, 2013

It has be finalized at the recently held 2013 HamfestIndia at Gwalior that the 2014 HamFestIndia will move back South to the pearl city of "Hyderabad".

Hyderabad is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . Occupying 650 square kilometres (250 sq mi) along the banks of the Musi River, it has a population of 6.8 million and a metropolitan population of 7.75 million, making it the fourth most populous city and sixth most populous urban agglomeration in India. At an average altitude of 542 metres (1,778 ft), much of Hyderabad is situated on hilly terrain around artificial lakes, including Hussain Sagar—predating the city's founding—north of the city centre.